The Holder of the World: Uncorrected Proof w/signed note from Sonny Mehta to Pat Conroy
by Mukherjee, Bharati
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Uncorrected Proof: 'The Holder of the World', Bharati Mukherjee, w/signed note from Sonny Mehta (Alfred Knopf Editor in Chief) to American author Pat Conroy, requesting any comments on the proof..
The Holder of the World is a 1993 novel, retelling of Nathaniel Hawthorne's 1850 novel The Scarlet Letter, placing the story in two centuries (17th and 20th). The novel involves time travel via virtual reality, locating itself in 20th century Boston, 17th century Colonial America, and 17th century India during the spread of the British East India Company. It was among the contenders in a 2014 list by The Telegraph of the 10 all-time greatest Asian novels.
Ajai Singh "Sonny" Mehta (1942 - 2019) was a British and American editor. Mehta was the editor-in-chief of Alfred A. Knopf and chairman of the Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group.
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The Holder of the World, (1993) is a novel by Bharati Mukherjee. It is a retelling of Nathaniel Hawthorne 's 1850 novel The Scarlet Letter, placing the story in two centuries (17th and 20th). The novel involves time travel through virtual reality, locating itself in 20th century Boston, 17th century Colonial America, and 17th century India during the spread of the British East India Company. It also references Thomas Pynchon's novel, V..
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- Seller
- Niklook's Vintage Pirate, Treasure, Exploration & Adventure Emporium (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 12231959
- Title
- The Holder of the World
- Author
- Mukherjee, Bharati
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Uncorrected Proof
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1993
- Pages
- 286
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Pat Conroy, Uncorrected Proof, Sonny Mehta
- Bookseller catalogs
- Collectable & Signed;